Swati Mittal

Little geeky, entrepreneur, mom of 2, spreading love for STEM and trying to live the American dream

[ShadesOfBlueAndRed @ShadesOfBlueAn1]

Wait till they find out ROW students going from F1 directly to greencards, due to per-country caps that arbitrarily holds back Indian immigrants in perpetual limbo.

[Hindu American Foundation @HinduAmerican]

A patient in a Florida hospital is in custody after critically injuring nurse, Leela Lal, taunting that “Indians are bad" and "I just beat the sh-- out of that Indian doctor."

Escalating anti-India rhetoric is endangering lives. It must stop.
https://t.co/yQ9RR7GjbU

[Improve The Dream @ImproveTheDream]

Fedora moved to the US when she was just six years old on an H4 visa. She attended elementary, middle, and high school here. She is now a senior at NC State University and Duke University and faces self-deportation. To help those like her, please visit https://t.co/Ki9hDW90gE.

[Improve The Dream @ImproveTheDream]

Rishabh is currently a student at UNC Chapel Hill studying neuroscience and computer science. He has lived in the United States since he was 6, but due to barriers in our legal immigration system, he may be forced to self-deport at 21.

Take action at https://t.co/mZi9Iss9XO.

[BasedImmigrant🇺🇸 @BasedImmigrant]

People hating Indians don’t realize that the real problem is chain migration. H1 needs reform for sure, but H1 Bs are not the the ones on welfare, tax evasion or not speaking the language. Those who come here without skill just because “related to a citizen” r the problem.

[James Blunt @JBlunt1018]

🔥 Listen Up, Job Thieves Whiners:

H-1B visa holders aren’t taking your job—they’re funding your country. 💰

📢 FACTS:
•$85B in taxes EVERY. SINGLE. YEAR.
•$21.97B into Social Security (yes, for benefits they won’t even use).
•$5.14B straight into Medicare.
•$76.7B fueling YOUR local businesses, $13.7B in California alone.
•$12.08B invested into U.S. companies.

🚀 They’re not job stealers, they’re economic engines.

Time for green cards, not complaints.

🔗 Source (for those who can read): https://t.co/IwvUWfRRbK

[Billy Binion @billybinion]

The responses to this have taught me that a lot of people have very strong feelings about the immigration system (and H-1Bs specifically) without understanding the basics of the law—and the perverse ways in which the birthright EO would affect people.

Our system is bonkers. A few misconceptions that speak to that:

1) "If you're on a work visa for 18 years, you could've gotten permanent residency by now!" Wrong. The US places caps on country of origin, so some people are given 100-year wait times before they can get a green card. Many die in line. It is therefore perfectly plausible that, under this EO, a child who is born in the US and has never lived anywhere else could be deported to a country they've never known when they age out of the system without a green card.

2) "You can only be on an H-1B for a short time!" Also wrong. In 2000, Congress passed a law that allows people to extend their visa if they are in the green card backlog (see above). These people are not just temporarily passing through. They have made lives here.

Our immigration system is a hot mess of red tape & bureaucratic inefficiency. Everyone should want to fix that. But at the very least, people should know the basics before developing such strong opinions. The immigration system is not governed by vibes.

[SIIA.US @SIIA_US]

US Congress has throttled the pathway to citizenship for them high skilled doctors and engineers born in India and China. While their counterparts from rest of the world are already citizens, Indians and Chinese skilled immigrant families are living their lives one H1B renewal at a time. It’s a shame that @SenSanders did not address the core problem or offered any solutions in his amendments.

[Anuj @anujchristian]

America needs to make up its mind.

If it doesn't want Indians for any reason, then ban them.

But allowing them to enter legally to benefit from their fees, talent, and services—while denying them the same opportunities as other immigrants—is exploitation, and it must stop.

[Poornima Rao @RaoPoornima]

#JusticeForSuchir
https://t.co/xqH15hdVO5
We are the parents of happy, smart and brave young man Suchir, found dead in his aparment on 11/26/2024. We are seeking to know complete truth, we need more answers. Suchir just went on vacation with his friends between 11/16/2024 and 11/22/2024. He was very happy when he spoke to family on 11/22/2024 at 7.15 pm and was excited about his trip. His time of death is few hours after his last call with family. We dont understand within few hours what happened does not align with his happy mood and return from vacation.@suchirbalaji @elonmusk @GavinNewsom @VivekGRamaswamy @DrSJaishankar @meaindia1

[ShadesOfBlueAndRed @ShadesOfBlueAn1]

17 patents filed
L4 salary
Grad degree from top 5 US school

Born in India
11+ years in #greencardbacklog

Remove per-country caps in skilled immigration.

[Ajay Manchanda @BaldwinSpeaks]

I was on the 60-day clock when my dad passed, had a 6mo in the US I had to care for, a mortgage I'd just taken on, spouse going through post-partum depression.

When I finally crawled out the other side of that dark time, I was resolved not to let this happen to anyone else

[Ajay Manchanda @BaldwinSpeaks]

"Indian immigrants get favorable treatment in university admissions"

Some people will believe anything. That your kid scoring 700 on the SAT can't be the issue.

It must be the Indian kid with a 1580 on the SAT who "took" what you were entitled to.

[Anuj @anujchristian]

Are you against the discrimination skilled workers face in the United States simply because of their country of birth?

Can you commit to calling your representative daily?

Meet policymakers this month?

Protest against discrimination this week?

If you can do all that, more power to you—keep it up!
But most people, like you, have good reasons why they can’t. And they hope others will step up instead.

Guess what? Others face the same challenges.

That’s why advocacy efforts lose momentum. At @FairAmericaOrg, we’re working to make sure the fight for fair treatment doesn’t stop—even when we can’t all stay engaged.

With your support—as little as $10/month—we can hire our first full-time staff member dedicated to ending the discrimination and exploitation faced by international students and skilled workers. The sooner we get there, the sooner we’ll have full-time, professional help in this fight.

You might think it’s a great idea and hope others will contribute. But no—you have to do it.

YOU!

[Anuj @anujchristian]

If you don't want traffic from one country, put the country caps across the board and stop them getting in line.

The problem is,

All the US universities wants as many Indian students and researchers they can get.

All the companies and hospitals wants as many Indian engineers and healthcare workers they can get.

US allow that and created a pathway to keep them here without giving them equal opportunities and freedom.

This is a clear exploitation of Indian talent, and it needs to end. If you don't want traffic from one country, stop them from getting in line.

[Swati Mittal @Swatimittal08]

@RajSalwan Congratulations!! Hope Fremont city works with FUSD for a better safer happier city for all. Please help out regarding SRO expenses and other issues..

[Vivek Wadhwa @wadhwa]

If someone in America were threatening American flights, the FBI would be on them in a heartbeat. So why is the U.S. tolerating this kind of terrorism right under its nose?

Are we becoming a Canada?

[Suhag A. Shukla @SuhagAShukla]

A “Hindu” group calling on the Mayor of London to “cut off all ties” with among the most prominent Hindu institutions in the UK, @BAPS and @ChinmayaMission, because they helped organize a #Diwali program.

That’s right…attacking Hindu Mandirs over #Diwali on #Diwali.
A new low.

[Hindu American Foundation @HinduAmerican]

#PressStatement| HAF condemns falsehoods by @AmarShergillCA distorting our advocacy. Claims we support "Sikh surveillance" are outright lies aimed at dividing communities. We stand strong in advocating for Hindu Americans, justice, and unity against hate.

Our statement👉 https://t.co/zo0JY2x1xX

[Hindu American Foundation @HinduAmerican]

We are aware of footage from Fremont, CA where mayoral candidate, @vinniebacon, continues to spread false statements regarding HAF that are identical to those we refute in the below statement.

Bacon’s gaslighting of the large Hindu American community in Fremont is deeply concerning.